Lymphedema Treatment: Exercise Can Reduce the Effects of Overeating

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Exercise Reduces the Dangers of Overeating

MNT—

Keep exercising. The holidays are approaching: feasts, parties, weeks of overindulging…but, according to a new study, exercise can protect the body from the harmful effects of brief periods of binge eating.

Does Giving Birth 'Age' Women?

Live Science—A new study shows that women who have given birth may be biologically "older" than women who haven't had a child.

Plan a Healthier Thanksgiving

FOX News—Overindulging on delicious foods, spending time with family, perhaps watching the parade and some football…that's the American way on Thanksgiving. The Turkey Day trick is to enjoy the holiday without overdoing it, and it can be done.

America's Not-So-Great Health Care System

Berkeley Wellness—

Overpriced drugs—and unaffordable health care in general—are not new phenomena in the U.S. and unfortunately, America is an anomaly when it comes to the magnitude of our health care spending: In 2012, for example, we spent 42 percent more on health care per person than the next-highest-spending country, Norway.

5 Ways to Get the Best Health Insurance Deal

Health After 50—

Premiums on state health insurance marketplaces are going up in many (but not all) states in 2017, and employer plan premiums are also creeping up, so open enrollment this year may seem extra stressful. Go into it armed with information on what to look for and which personal factors to consider in order to compare plans.